Monday, August 26, 2019

MONTANA - Big Sky Country !

There is just no way to convey the vastness of the countryside views of Montana in photos. You can only see what the lens is showing you and not the peripheral vision that you are taking in as you shoot the shot. But....for what it's worth, here's some Big Sky Montana photos....

Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana
Katie...wondering when we're going to keep paddling


As the clouds burn off...Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana

In the morning...ready to take off in the kayak...Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park, Montana

Helena, Montana sunset

Reed Point sunset, Montana

5 miles from the Canadian border..in northern Montana

"We ready to get going"? 

So peaceful and calm....


As the clouds disappear...

Heading north to Great Falls, Montana


Kayaking outside of Bozeman...looking at the mountains north of Yellowstone.

Bridger Ski area north of Bozeman, Montana

Big Sky country

Half block from our RV spot...

Great subject for a painting



Sunset over our RV park in Reed Point, Montana

These are just samples of the many many vistas we've seen over the past month as we traveled around Montana. You can see why it's called "Big Sky Country".

This is why we like the West so much. As the song says, "I like those WIDE OPEN SPACES!".





Our journey so far....16 stops in red. The dark stars are the stop yet to come.




steve/kim/katie


Kayaking again...finally!

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